Archive Record
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Metadata
Manuscript Number |
MS512.4.5b |
Title |
Plan of Plaza for Princeton, New Jersey, Proposed by Howard Russell Butler |
Object Name |
Blueprint |
Date |
1912 |
Creator |
Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934 |
Scope & Content |
Blueprint. Plan of Proposed Small Park for Princeton, N.J., 1912 Howard Russell Butler |
Extent of Description |
1 item |
Admin/Biographical History |
The junction of Mercer, Stockton, and Nassau Streets, now the location of the World War memorial, was once the site of several houses and a corner store. Howard Russell Butler, a landscape architect, proposed the creation of a small park on the site to accommodate the Princeton Battle Monument, commissioned in 1908. In 1914, a total of nine buildings were removed. Priest’s Pharmacy, the present Town Topics building, was moved back 60 feet. The scale of the Princeton Battle Monument was too overwhelming for the small site and as a result, the park lay empty for ten years until the World War memorial was built. |
Access Conditions |
This collection is open for research use. |
Language of Material |
English |
People |
Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934 |
Subjects |
Princeton (N.J.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Buildings--Design and construction--New Jersey--Princeton |
Search Terms |
Bayard Lane Mercer Street Nassau Club Princeton Battle Monument Stockton Street University Place War Memorial |
Collection |
Howard Russell Butler Papers |
Parent ObjectID |
MS512 |